Games Released in March 2003

262 new games released in March 2003, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. March 28 was the busiest day, with 37 new releases.

Top Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows)

New Releases

262

Busiest Day

March 28

What was the most popular game of March 2003?

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Frantic action! Prepare for lightning-quick game play as you blaze through over 200 bizarre microgames designed by a crazy crew of Wario's cronies! There are even two-player contests that can be played on a single Game Boy Advance! Pick up and play! Ultra-simple controls make each game easy to get into...until the games start coming faster... and faster...and FASTER!

Which days had the most releases?

March 28 saw the most activity with 37 releases.

37 releases

March 28

23 releases

March 14

19 releases

March 20

19 releases

March 27

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of March was the busiest with 93 releases.

Week 1 (March 1–7)

54 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Freelancer

Eight hundred years prior to the start of our story, bitter conflict divided all of mankind. A handful of colonists struck out on their own to begin anew - far away from the Earth and its turmoil. Several ships were launched with enough equipment and supplies to give the hundreds onboard a fighting chance - but since the area around far-off Sirius had never been surveyed, no one really knew what to expect. What they found was a new frontier of free-flowing natural resources, unexplored territories, great wonders and lurking dangers. Each ship, representing the clusters of people and their earthly place of origin, settled into different parts of the galaxy pre-selected by their ship-board computer to give them the best chance of survival. Life was hard in the beginning, but over the 800 years the different colonies prospered and expanded their territories, claiming more and more systems for their own. Survival and propagation eventually led to growth and profit as each of the colonies developed specialties and fostered commerce. As the colonies grew and time passed their connections with their roots on Earth dwindled and they lost their memories of the conflicts of the past. Soon their attention was dominated by new, more immediate conflicts. Feelings of lost ancestral connection spurred anachronism in the look of the great cities, and created a somewhat distorted image of each colony's cultural heritage. In the ever-expanding outer edge of the territories, frontier lawlessness prevailed. The Houses: Each shipboard colony that left Earth carried some memory of its origins in its name. The Liberty carried Americans, The Bretonia flew from The United Kingdom and surrounding territory, The Kusari from Asia, and the Rheinland launched with Germanic cargo. As each ship settled and colonies began to expand, they knew little about each other and their advancing development. Finally, little by little, the individual colonies found each other and began to set up trade routes to link their systems for commerce and solidarity. Today, with each colony firmly rooted in its respective corner of the galaxy, the colonies rely heavily on each other for trade and industry but also compete for resources and new territories in the Border Worlds. The colonies mandate member governments in "The New Alliance" within the Sirius sector. To control conflicts, each colony has forged alliances and treaties with others as they have grown. Competition remains fierce, however. Struggles rage for supremacy in business, commerce, resources, power and control. There can be tenuous peace between colonies' political agendas, but the grabs for holdings constantly unsettle the volatile frontier.

Week 2 (March 8–14)

58 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy X-2 is the direct sequel to Final Fantasy X, developed and published by Square Enix. It was the first direct sequel game in the Final Fantasy series and the first to feature an all-female playable cast. It also returned to the job system not seen in the main series since Final Fantasy V. The game uses a character class system where the equipped dressphere determines her abilities and stats. Party members can switch to any dressphere in their Garment Grid to swap to new skills and adapt to different opponents. It makes use of the Active Time Battle system that was absent from Final Fantasy X. The party has access to all locations early on and can visit them through the Celsius, complete several minigames and sidequests in a chapter before progressing through the story to the next one.

Week 3 (March 15–21)

68 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

As humanity endeavored to better themselves, they created the biological marvel known as Gears. Originally intended as the next step of human evolution, they were instead fitted for war and turned against their own creators.

Week 5 (March 29–31)

13 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

The loony fighter-slash-puzzle arcade game, ready to carry on the go on your Game Boy Advance!

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 78 new titles in March 2003. The runner up was PlayStation 2 with 71 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)78 releases

PlayStation 271 releases

Game Boy Advance53 releases

Xbox32 releases

Nintendo GameCube30 releases

PlayStation15 releases

Mac7 releases

Legacy Mobile Device6 releases

WonderSwan Color4 releases

Dreamcast3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in March 2003 with 71 titles. Simulator followed closely with 43.

Adventure71

Simulator43

Shooter39

Role-playing32

Sport31

Strategy30

Platform30

Puzzle20

Arcade20

Fighting20

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